1000 albums in a year - I want your suggestions!

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I'm challenging myself to listen to 1000 new-to-me albums in 2025. I will listen to anything, of any genre (if it's available on Spotify or Apple Music) with the exception of death metal or Bradley Walsh's latest Christmas album😆

I love music but have got stuck in a bit of a rut over the last few years so would like to expand my horizons. What album would you like to recommend to a total stranger?

Why not add all Grammy award winning albums to your list?

That way ensures Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour is on there, best album of all time in my biased opinion!

Eminem - the death of slim shady
Lauryn Hill - the miseducation of Lauryn
The King Blues - punk and poetry

I don't think that's the case but, if it is, the only person potentially missing out is me. I don't need to sit silently and deeply immerse myself in everything I listen to (although I will wear decent headphones whenever possible!) - the point of the exercise is to find new-to-me music that I might want to listen to again or artists I want to explore in more depth. Something that sparks my interest. I'm not writing a review for Rolling Stone.

Some really great suggestions here, thanks all! If anyone has any more suggestions for 'world music' (probably not the right phrase but ykwim) or even (eeek) jazz that would be great as I am so far very indie/folk/rock heavy.

Will you update the thread periodically with what you listen to and whether you liked it or not?

Sure, why not?

Yes I was going to suggest the same!

Nick drake.

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci- either Barafundle or Spanish Dance Troupe.

Della Mae - The Butcher Shoppe (EP)
Molly Tuttle - City of Gold
Larkin Poe - Blood Harmony

This thread has made me listen to Songs for Drella by Lou Reed and John Cale which I've vaguely meant to do for years. Enjoying it. Lou Reed without so much bile.

Bill Evans - Live at the Village Vanguard

Would you head over the crossover to classical? Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich?

Promises by Floating Point(s) is probably crossover too. Great stuff.

The Lumineers (self-titled album)

Paul Simon - Negotiations and Love Songs.
10CC - Deceptive Bends
The Clash - London Calling

If you want some jazz you probably need to start with the classics so Charlie Parker Jazz at Massey Hall / Miles Davis Kind of Blue.

I listen to more than that most days and I don’t really watch the telly , I listen to Music so it’s not a stretch to do it and I put on an album getting ready for work because it puts me in such a positive mood for the day

Franz Ferdinand self titled first album. Mercury prize winner.

Mine would be any early Queen album - Queen / Queen II / A night at the Opera / A day at the Races

Miranda's Sex Garden - Fairytales of Slavery (from DW)

Would you head over the crossover to classical? Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich?

DH is a fan of Steve Reich and tbh the music hasn't ever done anything for me, but I should probably give it another go! Thanks for the reminder.

Parade, Prince and The Revolution
Eat To The Beat, Blondie
Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads
The Bang Years, Neil Diamond
Fisherman's Blues, The Waterboys

A fellow folkie! Love seeing Skipinnish live at festivals.

In the folk genre (based on a recent festival appearance):

The Longest Johns & El Pony Pisador - The Longest Pony

I LOVE Sault! And Little Simz.

my list is a random selection of albums. I’ve listened to on Spotify recently:

Sinkane - Mean Love (or Life and Livin’ It, or We Belong)
Ezra Collective - Dance, No one’s’ Watching
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
Kneecap - Fine Art
Funkadelic - Funkadelic
Richard Hawley -Coles Corner
The Bees - Sunshine hit me
Mazzy Star - So tonight that I might see
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes
Angie Stone - Mahogany Soul
Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social club
Camera Obscura. My Maudlin Career
Villagers - Awayland
Janis Joplin - Pearl

So many great suggestions so far. New ones (I think)

Tori Amos - Scarlet’s Walk
Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point
Rush - Moving Pictures, Signals, or Grace Under Pressure
Joni Mitchell - Blue, or The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Bic Runga - Drive
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
Delays - Faded Seaside Glamour

Spandau Ballet-Parade
INXS-Kick

ABC-Lexicon Of Love

Oh I forgot one, What's Going On, Marvin Gaye

That's just what I was thinking about.. great album I had it when it was released a long time ago now.

I love The Specials and also have most of Terry Hall's solo catalogue. His death was a huge loss.